Theresa Garnero is an accomplished diabetes nurse educator, author, and cartoonist. She is a health entertainer dedicated to facilitating the humor-health connection by combining her science and artistic talents to promote a positive laugh-learn experience. Author and illustrator of Your First Year with Diabetes and DIABETease: a lighter look at the serious subject of diabetes, Theresa is a former national diabetes educator of the year, awarded by the American Association of Diabetes Educators (AADE).

She is an Advanced Practice Registered Nurse, Board Certified in Advanced Diabetes Management, with a Master of Science in Nursing, and Certified Diabetes Educator. Theresa has over 20 years' experience as a nurse, having cared for people with diabetes in most situations. She is a tireless champion of diabetes education causes and innovative approaches to help the diabetes community.